COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou men's swimming and diving team opened Southeastern Conference action with a 154-144 dual win over South Carolina on Saturday afternoon, while the Tiger women suffered a pair of close losses to Arkansas (167-133) and South Carolina (172-129). The men's race came down to the final event of the meet where the Tigers' 400 free relay team out-touched the Gamecocks to take the victory.
Saturday marked the first meet dual action of the 2017-18 season for both Mizzou programs.
KEY PERFORMERS
Junior Kyle Goodwin (Aurora, Colo.) and sophomore Daniel Hein (Sycamore, Ill.) each took home two event wins on the day. Goodwin swept the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards with scores of 335.40 and 370.20, respectively. The wins were the third and fourth in as many chances for Goodwin this season.
Hein touched first in both the 100 back and 200 back with times of 49.44 and 1:49.19, respectively.
Additionally, senior Hannah Stevens and sophomore Giovanny Lima each notched NCAA 'B' qualifying times in the meet. Stevens notched a 54.57 in the 100 back to nab her 'B' cut, while Lima dropped a 1:36.80 in the 200 free for his qualifying time. Lima's 200 free time also moved him into third-place nationally in the event so far this season.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Greg Rhodenbaugh
"We had a lot of really good swims and a lot of good races. We lost a lot of really close races, which I'm really disappointed in. That cost us the meet on one side and almost cost us the meet on the other side. But we were faster at this meet than we were at the last meet, so we're taking steps."
MIZZOU WINNERS
UP NEXT
The Tigers next hit the pool Nov. 3-4 for a two-day meet in Carbondale, Illinois, against Kentucky and host Southern Illinois. Friday action starts at 4 p.m. and Saturday competition begins at 9 a.m.
